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. >>> updating you on breaking news out of texas where the former u.s. army psychiatrist has been convicted in the fort hood shoot -- shooting rampage. the trial now goes to the sentencing phase where the death penalty is a possibility. >>> he's been the man in charge of one of our country's most secretive and important agencies for more than a decade. he knows where all the bodies are buried. robert mueller opens up to abc news, including what he sees as the greatest threat we're facing. >> reporter: outgoing fbi director robert mueller is offering a sober assessment. he told pierre thomas what keeps him up at night. >> the possibility of a plane being taken down. a weapon of mass destruction in the hands of a terrorist. >> reporter: mueller warned about another danger, americans joining islam mick radicals. do you believe some americans have made their way to syria? yes. >> reporter: he says fror groups and individuals have -- terror groups and individuals have my great to many areas in the middle east. >> it changed from september 11th where it was al
. >>> updating you on breaking news out of texas where the former u.s. army psychiatrist has been convicted in the fort hood shoot -- shooting rampage. the trial now goes to the sentencing phase where the death penalty is a possibility. >>> he's been the man in charge of one of our country's most secretive and important agencies for more than a decade. he knows where all the bodies are buried. robert mueller opens up to abc news, including what he sees as the greatest threat...
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. >>> the trial of the army psychiatrist in texas has come to an assault. hassan's lawyers said he's trying to get the health penalty but not putting on a defense. they're asking the judge to remove them from the case. the trial has been stopped while the judge considers the request. >>> some tense moments outside the office of elijah comings has hazmat crews, bomb squad and federal agents called in. >> the mount vernon office of congressman elijah cummings at the center of an intense fbi investigation. >> they were surrounding the door. i heard there was a suspicious note and some substance on the door. >> a employee with military experience arrived at work and noticed the putty like material stuck around the outside door. >> she noticed that there was something that gave the appearance of plastic explosive devices in various places around the door. >> no one was allowed in the building and they they tested the material. >> it was not an explosive device but it was made to appear that way. there was wiring connected to it. >> the fbi confirm it had materia
. >>> the trial of the army psychiatrist in texas has come to an assault. hassan's lawyers said he's trying to get the health penalty but not putting on a defense. they're asking the judge to remove them from the case. the trial has been stopped while the judge considers the request. >>> some tense moments outside the office of elijah comings has hazmat crews, bomb squad and federal agents called in. >> the mount vernon office of congressman elijah cummings at the center...
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texas wins 2-1. >>> detroit shortstop jose iglesias may have had the defensive play of the night. he makes a offhanded bare-handed throw to help get phegley out. they lose to the white sox 6-2. >>> and a wild one between the orioles and diamondbacks. baltimore's chris davis ties it on the sixth home run of the year. orioles would rally in the ninth to tie at game at 6-6. arizona's adam eaton hammers the first pitch he sees for the walk-off home run. the diamondbacks win 7-6. >>> when we return, california dreaming. an entrepreneur's plan to transport people from l.a. to san francisco on an ultra fast cushion of air. ,,,,,, >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., severe thunderstorms today. atlanta, afternoon thunderstorms. partly sunny in st. louis, but afternoon thunderstorms in denver. and party sunny in seattle with a high of 80. ♪ >>> they call themselves oceans 16. and are powerball's newest millionaires. the nine women and seven men work for the new jersey department of vehicle services. and had one of the three winning ti
texas wins 2-1. >>> detroit shortstop jose iglesias may have had the defensive play of the night. he makes a offhanded bare-handed throw to help get phegley out. they lose to the white sox 6-2. >>> and a wild one between the orioles and diamondbacks. baltimore's chris davis ties it on the sixth home run of the year. orioles would rally in the ninth to tie at game at 6-6. arizona's adam eaton hammers the first pitch he sees for the walk-off home run. the diamondbacks win 7-6....
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bmw borrow deuced -- introduced its new electric car in austin texas. the new model will cost about 41 to $45,000 depending on some of the options. it goes on sale in the u.s. next spring. something you'd want? >> no, no. >> yeah, i mean you want the roar. >> i do. >> that's kind of quiet. >> that's bad too because you know you're not limiting your footprint but. >> yeah, well. >> i got a lead foot. i have another kind of foot. >> still to come on eyewitness news saturday morning. >> childhood obesity rates take a surprising turn. i'm monique griego and coming up the latest on a study by,,,,, >>> in this morning's health watch, the obesity rate is showing signs of improvement. >> monique griego has more on the new study and what parents need to know. >> while childhood obesity continues to be an epidemic in the sunshine, for u.s. for the first time in years the obesity rate for low income preschoolers is showing signs of improvement. >> it's not a huge drop but it's a positive step. >> a dietitian at mount washington hospital says the change is small bu
bmw borrow deuced -- introduced its new electric car in austin texas. the new model will cost about 41 to $45,000 depending on some of the options. it goes on sale in the u.s. next spring. something you'd want? >> no, no. >> yeah, i mean you want the roar. >> i do. >> that's kind of quiet. >> that's bad too because you know you're not limiting your footprint but. >> yeah, well. >> i got a lead foot. i have another kind of foot. >> still to come on...
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box 9714, houston, texas. you're asking, why would you pay another $50 since you already paid your faith promise? i was just 21, but i knew that anything that was going to work this fast, i was going to work the living daylights out of it. so wednesday night i'm playing the piano again. happy. she walks up, again they walk in service ahead of everybody and she says, god wouldn't let us sleep last night. he told us to buy that trailer for you. and gave me another $100. next week i go to leonard norville's church in san antonio, i'm playing the piano, a man comes up behind me and real gruf says, here! i turn around. he shoves something in my hand. it was a $100 bill. here's my reaction, oh, thank you, thank you, thank you, oh, thank you. this is what he said back, real mean, don't thank me. when god tells you to do something, you have to go ahead and do it. and it was the first time that i ever understood luke 6:38. i calls men to give to you. and he did. it was phenomenal. now, here's something fascinating. i h
box 9714, houston, texas. you're asking, why would you pay another $50 since you already paid your faith promise? i was just 21, but i knew that anything that was going to work this fast, i was going to work the living daylights out of it. so wednesday night i'm playing the piano again. happy. she walks up, again they walk in service ahead of everybody and she says, god wouldn't let us sleep last night. he told us to buy that trailer for you. and gave me another $100. next week i go to leonard...
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you're not gonna have to fight so much to get the bounce, the body, the shine, all those things miss texas wants. >> that's right! >> i wear extensions, and they always cause me so many problems, but i tried the wen product for the first time today, and they took all the tangles out of them, they feel healthy and shiny, and they look wonderful. >> you'll probably tell me you have frizzy hair. it's--you don't have frizzy hair, it's what you've been doing to your hair that's causing the frizz. think of your hair as an extension of your skin, and i guarantee you'll treat it much nicer. >> thanks to chaz, my hair is so full of volume, and so full of moisture. it's softer than my hair has ever been, i've never felt anything this soft. >> i can't believe i have this much volume and this much body. thank you so much, chaz dean. you've made my hair feel wonderful, you've made me feel wonderful, and we can't thank you enough to have you as a miss america sponsor. >> and with just one use with wen, you, too, at home can feel like miss america. >> i'm miss washington, and i'm a wen girl. >> i'm miss
you're not gonna have to fight so much to get the bounce, the body, the shine, all those things miss texas wants. >> that's right! >> i wear extensions, and they always cause me so many problems, but i tried the wen product for the first time today, and they took all the tangles out of them, they feel healthy and shiny, and they look wonderful. >> you'll probably tell me you have frizzy hair. it's--you don't have frizzy hair, it's what you've been doing to your hair that's...
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he may be headed to texas or canada. >>> a transalantic flight makes an emergency landing after a bomb threat is phoned in. police say the plane was searched by bomb-sniffing dogs. nothing was found and the plane continued on as scheduled. >>> new york city police say they are investigating a hate crime after a statue of baseball great jackie robinson is vandalized. clean up crews tried to remove the racist epitaphs scrawled in black marker. the statue is located at a minor league stadium in brooklyn. >>> it is a common swimming pool danger. a child gets stuck in a pool train and nearly drowns. that's what happened to the son of singer usher. >> reporter: a frantic call for help. >> what's the status of your emergency? >> my nephew was in the pool and he went -- i couldn't get him. i tried to get him. >> reporter: stuck at the bottom of the family's pool pulled into the pool drain. his aunt dialed 911 and two men in the house jumped in and pulled him out. one of the men saved his life. >> he's breathing. >> okay. stay with him. >> reporter: when paramedics a arrived, the boy was consci
he may be headed to texas or canada. >>> a transalantic flight makes an emergency landing after a bomb threat is phoned in. police say the plane was searched by bomb-sniffing dogs. nothing was found and the plane continued on as scheduled. >>> new york city police say they are investigating a hate crime after a statue of baseball great jackie robinson is vandalized. clean up crews tried to remove the racist epitaphs scrawled in black marker. the statue is located at a minor...
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you're not gonna have to fight so much to get the bounce, the body, the shine, all those things miss texas wants. >> that's right! >> i wear extensions, and they always cause me so many problems, but i tried the wen product for the first time today, and they took all the tangles out of them, they feel healthy and shiny, and they look wonderful. >> you'll probably tell me you have frizzy hair. it's--you don't have frizzy hair, it's what you've been doing to your hair that's causing the frizz. think of your hair as an extension of your skin, and i guarantee you'll treat it much nicer. >> thanks to chaz, my hair is so full of volume, and so full of moisture. it's softer than my hair has ever been, i've never felt anything this soft. >> i can't believe i have this much volume and this much body. thank you so much, chaz dean. you've made my hair feel wonderful, you've made me feel wonderful, and we can't thank you enough to have you as a miss america sponsor. >> and with just one use with wen, you, too, at home can feel like miss america. >> i'm miss washington, and i'm a wen girl. >> i'm miss
you're not gonna have to fight so much to get the bounce, the body, the shine, all those things miss texas wants. >> that's right! >> i wear extensions, and they always cause me so many problems, but i tried the wen product for the first time today, and they took all the tangles out of them, they feel healthy and shiny, and they look wonderful. >> you'll probably tell me you have frizzy hair. it's--you don't have frizzy hair, it's what you've been doing to your hair that's...
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that may have been topped by this play, buffalo rookie marquise goodwin was a college track star at texas, and he shows his speed here. goodwin returns the kick-off 107 yards for a touchdown. the bills win, 44-20. >>> and if you think he's fast, when we return, a look at the fastest man in the world. scientists try to figure out why usain bolt blows by the competition. >> announcer: sports sponsored by autostop. new autostop is foolproof. gray is over. autostop is foolproof. gray is over. [ male announcer ] running out of steam? ♪ now you can give yourself a kick in the rear! v8 v-fusion plus energy. natural energy from green tea plus fruits and veggies. need a little kick? ooh! could've had a v8. in the juice aisle. need a little kick? ooh! >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, partly sunny, 88 degrees the high. atlanta, thunderstorms and thunderstorms in st. louis as well. denver, late-day thunderstorms, partly sunny in seattle. >>> usain bolt is once again the fastest man on the planet. in the 100-meter finals at the world championships
that may have been topped by this play, buffalo rookie marquise goodwin was a college track star at texas, and he shows his speed here. goodwin returns the kick-off 107 yards for a touchdown. the bills win, 44-20. >>> and if you think he's fast, when we return, a look at the fastest man in the world. scientists try to figure out why usain bolt blows by the competition. >> announcer: sports sponsored by autostop. new autostop is foolproof. gray is over. autostop is foolproof. gray...
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. >>> the military trial of major hassan resumes today in texas. he's representing himself in the fort oo wood shooting massacre. 13 fellow soldiers were shot and killed in november of 2009. so far he's watched in silence as more than 40 witnesses described how he prepared and carried out the massacre. >>> sentencing for the hearing of army private bradley manning is tightened after this courtroom video appears online. it's set to a track of people chanting free bradley manning. manning is expected to make a statement wednesday. he faces up to 90 years in prison for leaking classified documents to wikileaks. >>> tonight the city council is expected to make a preliminary vote on the plan to give $107 million to the harbor point development. groups against that plan say they will continue to fight and will protest outside city hall. the city council president says the project has the votes to pass the 15-member council. a final vote is expected sometime next month. >>> it's managed to stay dry so far. let's take a live look outside right now. wjz has
. >>> the military trial of major hassan resumes today in texas. he's representing himself in the fort oo wood shooting massacre. 13 fellow soldiers were shot and killed in november of 2009. so far he's watched in silence as more than 40 witnesses described how he prepared and carried out the massacre. >>> sentencing for the hearing of army private bradley manning is tightened after this courtroom video appears online. it's set to a track of people chanting free bradley...
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turn them out on the highway. >> reporter: it's a consequence of the long texas drought. without rain, there's no grass. and hay supplies are so low, prices have doubled or tripled. >> kind of bankrupting the people who own the horses. >> sure. >> once the horses are this thin, it can take years to the gain back the weight. >> the ones that i get in that are emaciated, i think it does a lot of things to the inside of the horse, where it make its harder to bring them back and keep them up. just because you bring them out and keep themmum doesn't mean they'll survive. >> these owner -- horses will be taken care of. >> we'll keep them and take care of them for the rest of their lives if nobody adopts them. >> some will get strength. others will always need a little extra love. >> susan mcginnis, wjz eyewitness news. >> the meadow haven rescue farm is accepting donations through its website. >>> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. >>> she hired a hitman to kill her husband. was she a cold and calculating killer? or a victim of abuse? i'm derek valcourt at the balt
turn them out on the highway. >> reporter: it's a consequence of the long texas drought. without rain, there's no grass. and hay supplies are so low, prices have doubled or tripled. >> kind of bankrupting the people who own the horses. >> sure. >> once the horses are this thin, it can take years to the gain back the weight. >> the ones that i get in that are emaciated, i think it does a lot of things to the inside of the horse, where it make its harder to bring...
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the battalions of armageddon was on. >> temgs is high in waco, texas. four federal agents and at least ten cult members are dead. from the outset of the standoff at the davidian compound, law enforcement's primary concern was the welfare of the children. >> we really wanted to talk to as many of the children as we could. to see if they were being held against their will. >> to accomplish this the fbi consealed microphones in milk cartons sent into the compound. they alls gave david koresh a video camera to record pictures of the children and any statements anyone wanted to make. >> this is district of columbia say hello. real loud. >> hello. >> okay. are you thankful for the meal? thank for the milk. >> we were trying to determine what was the nature of the people inside the compound? were they healthy? were they suffering? >> we learned very rapidly that these people came from all walks of life. some of them very bright people. >> not being held here against my will. >> this is the truth. i know this is the truth, and for anybody that knows me, you kno
the battalions of armageddon was on. >> temgs is high in waco, texas. four federal agents and at least ten cult members are dead. from the outset of the standoff at the davidian compound, law enforcement's primary concern was the welfare of the children. >> we really wanted to talk to as many of the children as we could. to see if they were being held against their will. >> to accomplish this the fbi consealed microphones in milk cartons sent into the compound. they alls gave...
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a district attorney's office in and texas bought the office margherita machine. "the new yorker" reports in texas police stop people for a routine traffic violations and if they haae money with them sometimes take them to a jail until they agree to give their money to the city and if they resist because they have kids of the car they will threaten to take the kids away turnover to child protective services. in cells like extortion. use of the port perturb lot is growing in 20 years ago the justice department collected 27 million but last year they grabbed more than $4 billion worth. government always grows. one last example from my town the police chief department did great job reducing crime but it grows even the stupidest ways. >> this is the scene near wall street where one year ago during the occupy wall street protest barricades were placed around a sculpture of the wall street bull and police officers were stationed here. >> had to put up the barricades to protect him. >> they had to? know they didn't. it is ridiculous it weighs more than 3 tons and is near
a district attorney's office in and texas bought the office margherita machine. "the new yorker" reports in texas police stop people for a routine traffic violations and if they haae money with them sometimes take them to a jail until they agree to give their money to the city and if they resist because they have kids of the car they will threaten to take the kids away turnover to child protective services. in cells like extortion. use of the port perturb lot is growing in 20 years...
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>>> a religious se -- zealot, in waco, texas. >> he truly believed he was the lamb of god. >> leading his followers to armageddon. >> he reportedly believes he is jesus christ. >> i had a radio mike, with an agent pleading for his life. >> david koresh was dangerous, irrational and probably insane. >> you are under arrest, this standoff is over. >> it went horribly. it was a total disaster. >> the siege at waco. nex next. >> waco, texas, is a quiet, modest city, surrounded by sprawling cattle ranches, located half way between dallas and austin, it is an unlikely place for a modern-day armageddon. >> pretty much the entire compound is going up right now. >> it was an epic debacle in united states law enforcement history, a deadly shootout, followed by a 51-day siege, that ended with more than 70 people dead in a raging inferno, all caught on live television with the whole world watching. two questions rise from this american tragedy. who shot first? and who started the fires. it began innocently enough, in 1935, a small religious group moved to waco, an off-shoot of the seventh day adv
>>> a religious se -- zealot, in waco, texas. >> he truly believed he was the lamb of god. >> leading his followers to armageddon. >> he reportedly believes he is jesus christ. >> i had a radio mike, with an agent pleading for his life. >> david koresh was dangerous, irrational and probably insane. >> you are under arrest, this standoff is over. >> it went horribly. it was a total disaster. >> the siege at waco. nex next. >> waco,...
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in fort hood, texas. , susan mcginnis, kpix. >>> a man accused of killing people at a board meeting in rural pennsylvania. officers led handcuffed rodney neal into court last night. he started shooting. he was arraigned today on homicide charges and other counts. police say he had this long running dispute with town officials over his trash-filled property. >>> tragedy for a los angeles family vacationing in switzerland. a father was killed. three other family members injured in a hot air balloon crash. what's left of the balloon was thrown across the lawn. the passenger basket tipped over. the trouble happened this morning when the balloon hit power lines. it plunged 165 feet to the ground. >>> a sleepover turns tragic. these two boyce were strangled by a 100-pound python. 4-year-old and 6-year-olds were sleeping at their friend's house, which is above a pet store. that store sells exotic reptiles. the store owner could face charges. >>> researchers recently noticed an up tick in great white sharks off cape cod which is jaws country. the worldwide shark population is actually at an al
in fort hood, texas. , susan mcginnis, kpix. >>> a man accused of killing people at a board meeting in rural pennsylvania. officers led handcuffed rodney neal into court last night. he started shooting. he was arraigned today on homicide charges and other counts. police say he had this long running dispute with town officials over his trash-filled property. >>> tragedy for a los angeles family vacationing in switzerland. a father was killed. three other family members injured...
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texas is too good a baseball team. i thought at the all star break, the a's needed to make a trade, and it hasn't happened. the a's have been broken since the all star break, in fact. they are just 8 and 9 and since july 30th, they scored just ten runs playing their first ever game at the great american ballpark in since gnat teechlt just enough gas to get out. one to nothing reds. allows two runs in just four innings. blew even and a third scoreless. left big slugger can't get it going. oak lapd was 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position. a's lose three to one. their lead in the west is down to one game over victorous texas. >>> and matt cain knows all to way. he made just one mistake, and here he is. carlos gomez sends souvenir into the bleachers, his 18th of the year. big daddy allows just two earned runs in seven innings, but tfts two runs too many. even bust other posey made a rare attempt. beat the giants 3 to 1. san francisco averaged 2.2 runs over their last 15 games. >>> we, too, can have some offense nfl st
texas is too good a baseball team. i thought at the all star break, the a's needed to make a trade, and it hasn't happened. the a's have been broken since the all star break, in fact. they are just 8 and 9 and since july 30th, they scored just ten runs playing their first ever game at the great american ballpark in since gnat teechlt just enough gas to get out. one to nothing reds. allows two runs in just four innings. blew even and a third scoreless. left big slugger can't get it going. oak...
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we're talking about texas textbooks here. what is their broader influence, why should people in colorado or anywhere else care? >> there's a reason we said don't mess with textbooks, not don't mess with texas. that's because texas is the largest consumer of textbooks in the country and when you're in this business you want to sell as many texas books as possible. science perpetually books is paramount concern for many publishers and has happened for decades the books that are adopted here in texas then get pedaled around the rest of the cup because it's very expensive to change them. and folks don't even realize it but in california they figured it out and they introduced a bill that said they would ban texas textbooks, it got so bad, texas has such a bad representation of politicizing, experts in the subject matter to get what's right in the classrooms. >> our community has picked up about that point on politics. will says creationism should not be taught as social studies. it is a political movement or an american religious
we're talking about texas textbooks here. what is their broader influence, why should people in colorado or anywhere else care? >> there's a reason we said don't mess with textbooks, not don't mess with texas. that's because texas is the largest consumer of textbooks in the country and when you're in this business you want to sell as many texas books as possible. science perpetually books is paramount concern for many publishers and has happened for decades the books that are adopted here...
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in texas. thee hoping she may tip cards for what the future might hold. please help us give a warm welcome to senator wendy davis. [applause] >> thank you. thank you all for having me here today, and thank you, angela, for inviting me to be here. it is a pleasure to be such -- to be with such an esteemed group of people. i have to tell you people get a little bit nervous when i approached the podium these days. you obviously know what happened on june 25 in the texas legislature, but in case you were one of the few people not live streaming it, i thought i would repeat the entire thing for you today. let's get comfortable. in all seriousness, i am very honored and so grateful you are interested in hearing more from me. i am constantly reminded what a privilege it is to have of voice. though i mean the voice figuratively, my initial understanding of the power of voice was quite literal. when i was a young girl my family tried to spend as much time as we could with my grandparents. they lived in
in texas. thee hoping she may tip cards for what the future might hold. please help us give a warm welcome to senator wendy davis. [applause] >> thank you. thank you all for having me here today, and thank you, angela, for inviting me to be here. it is a pleasure to be such -- to be with such an esteemed group of people. i have to tell you people get a little bit nervous when i approached the podium these days. you obviously know what happened on june 25 in the texas legislature, but in...
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states like arkansas and texas have already imposed their own policies to lower prisoners. >> thank you. >>> and president obama is taking a break from washington this week. he's spending time with his family on martha's vineyard, but va t the vacation comes as the economy nosedives. >> the president has done so less than his pred sez or george w. bush. 14 trips and 19 days. one kmon thread mr. obama's beginning to experience some second term blues. the president stepped onto the island paradise confronting some of the diceiest poll numbers of his presidency. it's only one poll but gallop constantly tracks presidential approval. mr. obama's is at 42% with 50% of the country disapproving. his approval rating was 41% last week, a low not seen since december of 201. when the president's approval rating dips this low, it's usually due to defections among democrats. surveillance have unsettled the president's place. republicans accuse him of ducking the issue for weeks. >> when the story initially broke, the president went undercover. he was trying to come up with ways to salvage the program
states like arkansas and texas have already imposed their own policies to lower prisoners. >> thank you. >>> and president obama is taking a break from washington this week. he's spending time with his family on martha's vineyard, but va t the vacation comes as the economy nosedives. >> the president has done so less than his pred sez or george w. bush. 14 trips and 19 days. one kmon thread mr. obama's beginning to experience some second term blues. the president stepped...
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in texas. we're hoping she may tip the cards for what the future might hold. please help us give a warm welcome to senator wendy davis. [applause] >> thank you. thank you all for having me here today, and thank you, angela, for inviting me to be here. it is a pleasure to be with such an esteemed group of people. i have to tell you people get a little bit nervous when i approach a podium these days. you obviously know what happened on june 25 in the texas legislature, but in case you were one of the few people not live streaming it, i thought i would repeat the entire thing for you today. let's get comfortable. in all seriousness, i am very honored and so grateful you are interested in hearing more from me. i am constantly reminded what a privilege it is to have of voice. though i mean the voice figuratively, my initial understanding of the power of voice was quite literal. when i was a young girl my family tried to spend as much time as we could with my grandparents. they lived in the panhandle
in texas. we're hoping she may tip the cards for what the future might hold. please help us give a warm welcome to senator wendy davis. [applause] >> thank you. thank you all for having me here today, and thank you, angela, for inviting me to be here. it is a pleasure to be with such an esteemed group of people. i have to tell you people get a little bit nervous when i approach a podium these days. you obviously know what happened on june 25 in the texas legislature, but in case you were...
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from a grizzly bear enthusiast mauled to death to the creature he loves, to a texas prisonering waiting tour executed. >> vanilla cake ice cream emotion, shock value it's not in the film. but it touches -- it touches our hearts very deeply. >> reporter: herzog insisted on interviewing all of the people profiled in the documentary. the mother whose son is now paralyzed. >> any money understands. >> reporter: and the driver who hit an amish buggy, killing three people including a 3 and 5-year-old. >> please don't ever text and drive. it's life. you get one chance. and you live with the choices you make. >> reporter: herzog says his message is clear. >> don't text while driving. it's simply said. pull over, do your message and then drive on. >> reporter: now, the documentary is called "from one second to the next." it's available online. and charlie, and norah, listen to this this is important. it's also going to be distributed to 40,000 schools across the country. >> all right, jan, thank you. >> they've attempted to do smartphone things that get you to realize you can't do it. >> i think
from a grizzly bear enthusiast mauled to death to the creature he loves, to a texas prisonering waiting tour executed. >> vanilla cake ice cream emotion, shock value it's not in the film. but it touches -- it touches our hearts very deeply. >> reporter: herzog insisted on interviewing all of the people profiled in the documentary. the mother whose son is now paralyzed. >> any money understands. >> reporter: and the driver who hit an amish buggy, killing three people...
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>> forget don't mess with texas. members of the scientific community have a different message for the lone start state. don't mess with evolution. texas is about to approve science textbooks that might be used for the next ten years. but there are questions about how evolution will be presented. the documentary the revisionaries details how in 2009 the state board of education adopted changes that some say opened the door for creationism or intelligent design. popular science guy bill nye has been unspoken about the teaching of creationism. here he is with big think. >> i say to the grownups, if you want to deny evolution and live in your -- in your world that's completely inconsistent with everything we've observed in the universe, that's fine. but don't make your kids do it. because we need them. we need scientifically literate voters and taxpayers for the future. we need engineers that can build stuff, solve problems. >> since its release last year that video last received about 6 million youtube views and it's ge
>> forget don't mess with texas. members of the scientific community have a different message for the lone start state. don't mess with evolution. texas is about to approve science textbooks that might be used for the next ten years. but there are questions about how evolution will be presented. the documentary the revisionaries details how in 2009 the state board of education adopted changes that some say opened the door for creationism or intelligent design. popular science guy bill nye...
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i don't know. >> what happened in texas, ferdman told us, should stay in texas. >> because i was facing 99 years and i chose to, you know, pick a much smaller sentence without any of it because, you know, i could have a much worse -- but there was no fraud and there was no record of it in any way. it's a very long story. >> how could you say that? that was a huge case in austin, texas, statewide, actually. >> that's what they tried to build it, but -- and that's why they pursued it, but it wasn't what it seems and what they said it was. >> could you tell me real quickly how you left texas and decided to come here and get into this business? how easy or hard was that? >> i don't want to talk about it right now so -- >> with such apparent widespread fraud in the program, former supervisor joy jarfers says it's not just taxpayers being cheated. >> i'm not the employee anymore that has to look at this every day, but i'm a taxpayer that knows this is going on and it angers me, and there's story after story after story about medicaid dollars being cut from people who need the services. >> wel
i don't know. >> what happened in texas, ferdman told us, should stay in texas. >> because i was facing 99 years and i chose to, you know, pick a much smaller sentence without any of it because, you know, i could have a much worse -- but there was no fraud and there was no record of it in any way. it's a very long story. >> how could you say that? that was a huge case in austin, texas, statewide, actually. >> that's what they tried to build it, but -- and that's why they...
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court said no both to texas changing its voter i.d. law and redrawing its district lines for congressional and legislative districts. after that the justice department is pursuing new courts. we can't stop you under the old voting rights act but we'll use a new section to claim this voter i.d. law is unconstitutional. a written statement says we will not allow the supreme court's decision to be determined as open season for the states to pursue measures that suppress voting rights. what the court is saying -- or the justice department now is, rather, saying it's unconstitutional on its face and it's also asking the court in texas to use a new section of the voting rights act to say texas is still on purpose and by effect discriminating against minorities, language minorities, racial minorities in texas and under a different section of the voting rights act it's still ought to have to get federal permission before it changes any election laws. it's pursuing two tracks going against the voter i.d. law and upping the ante on redistricting
court said no both to texas changing its voter i.d. law and redrawing its district lines for congressional and legislative districts. after that the justice department is pursuing new courts. we can't stop you under the old voting rights act but we'll use a new section to claim this voter i.d. law is unconstitutional. a written statement says we will not allow the supreme court's decision to be determined as open season for the states to pursue measures that suppress voting rights. what the...
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highway 80 in forney, texas near dallas when he was pulled over for speeding. zimmerman who was found not guilty of second-degree murder or manslaughter in the shooting death of trayvon martin was quick to tell the officer that he had a gun in the glove compartment. >> where are you headed? >> nowhere in particular. >> nowhere in particular? why do you say that? >> you didn't see my name? >> huh? >> you didn't see my name? >> reporter: the officer looks down at zimmerman's license again. >> we the jury find george zimmerman not guilty. >> reporter: just days after a florida jury found him not guilty, zimmerman was back in the news, stepping out of seclusion to help four people escape from their overturned vehicle in florida. and now this police stop last sunday. his older brother robert zimmerman tweeted on wednesday, a heavy foot, nothing more. >> are you clear of warrants and stuff. >> absolutely. >> reporter: the officer then says he'll make a routine check. >> and as long as you don't have any warrants you'll be cut loose. just take it easy. shut your glove
highway 80 in forney, texas near dallas when he was pulled over for speeding. zimmerman who was found not guilty of second-degree murder or manslaughter in the shooting death of trayvon martin was quick to tell the officer that he had a gun in the glove compartment. >> where are you headed? >> nowhere in particular. >> nowhere in particular? why do you say that? >> you didn't see my name? >> huh? >> you didn't see my name? >> reporter: the officer looks...
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we've been to oklahoma, texas for nationals. recently i went for the all-america game. after that we went to bogota, columbia, and we won our gold medal there. >> as she winds down her high school career, lauren is ready for the next chapter of her life which will play out in oklahoma. >> i will be attending university of oklahoma. i got a full ride there. i'm looking to go into broadcast journalism. i'm so excited for it. it's going to be a lot different than orange county, california, but i'm ready for that change. >> i think that lauren is a young icon because of her success so far. she's a great example. and i think that if any young person could be in her shoes, they would absolutely know where they're at. >> i would say i'm a role model basically because of the way i carry myself. i am respectful. i am proactive about life. i want to get the best out of life and myself. i push other people to be their best. >> i think the thing that makes me proud of lauren as a person is her ability at a young age to handle all the pressure and attention. she's able to stay groun
we've been to oklahoma, texas for nationals. recently i went for the all-america game. after that we went to bogota, columbia, and we won our gold medal there. >> as she winds down her high school career, lauren is ready for the next chapter of her life which will play out in oklahoma. >> i will be attending university of oklahoma. i got a full ride there. i'm looking to go into broadcast journalism. i'm so excited for it. it's going to be a lot different than orange county,...
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the texas tribune is reporting this is thanks to $11 million set aside in texas for the department of public safety to analyze the dna evidence they collected. it's estimated that between 16 and 20,000 kits are sitting untested in that state. nationwide it's awful. there are about 400,000 of those kits. >>> she made national headlines more than quarter of a century ago but she's now only beginning to pay for her wrong doings. if the name tawana brawley sounds familiar, it should. she was 15 years old when she falsely accused a police officer and white men of raping her. not just raping her but scrawling racial terms on her and left her in trash can. he called for racial justice for tawana. >> the victim identified him and miss brawley's family said that. she's been in public and private gatherings where it's been discussed. there's no evidence to the contrary. >> it turns out it was a hoax. she lied to avoid getting in trouble. she was sued for defamation. for 26 years she hadn't paid a dime of the $400,000 judgment against her. last week that changed. she made her first payment. she
the texas tribune is reporting this is thanks to $11 million set aside in texas for the department of public safety to analyze the dna evidence they collected. it's estimated that between 16 and 20,000 kits are sitting untested in that state. nationwide it's awful. there are about 400,000 of those kits. >>> she made national headlines more than quarter of a century ago but she's now only beginning to pay for her wrong doings. if the name tawana brawley sounds familiar, it should. she...
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. >>> yu darvish dominates in texas, a no-hitter through seven innings. but then houston's carlos corporan gets a home run. for the second time since april, houston spoiling a darvish perfect game. he still gets the win with 15 strikeouts. texas, 2-1, there. >>> oakland's last-minute trade for alberto colapso. the a's down one and then hits in two runs. they pull the fat out of the fire. oakland over toronto. >>> hey, you know, i'm a four-time mvp, two-time champion, gold medalist. why not president of the nba players association? miami's lebron james was considering that but decided no because he can't give 100%, he says. i heard james is now considering the job of king of the world. >>> take you to flight school now. clear the wood. old man on deck. jeans on. who is that? 50-year-old michael jordan with the dunk. what do you think? comeback? >>> i'm a big niners fan but would i do this? probably not. look at this lawn here. a washington fan so rabid he turns his lawn into a huge redskins logo made of colored stones. and he cares about it a lot. you see
. >>> yu darvish dominates in texas, a no-hitter through seven innings. but then houston's carlos corporan gets a home run. for the second time since april, houston spoiling a darvish perfect game. he still gets the win with 15 strikeouts. texas, 2-1, there. >>> oakland's last-minute trade for alberto colapso. the a's down one and then hits in two runs. they pull the fat out of the fire. oakland over toronto. >>> hey, you know, i'm a four-time mvp, two-time champion,...
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georgia, massachusetts and texas are giving the state sponsored discount this weekend. connecticut will get it next weekend. earlier this month, a dozen other states took part. retailers are as delighted as con superstormers. >> shirt -- >> shirt. >> pants -- >> pants. >> especially in this economy. every bit helps. >> reporter: are you excited to go back? >> yeah. >> reporter: total sales could top $42 billion, and parents say every penny save makes a difference. >> i looked forward to that growing up in texas as well. thanks for the story. >>> exciting news surrounding the mona lisa mystery. who is the face on one of the most famous paintings in the world? the model for the masterpiece? scientists think her identity could be revealed through dna testing. >> she appears larger from the left -- >> reporter: the clue to unlocking one of art's biggest secrets is so ground breaking, you might expect to find tom hanks from the da vinci code on the scene. instead it's a real-life team of researchers on the edge of finally answering who is that woman with the smile in the mon
georgia, massachusetts and texas are giving the state sponsored discount this weekend. connecticut will get it next weekend. earlier this month, a dozen other states took part. retailers are as delighted as con superstormers. >> shirt -- >> shirt. >> pants -- >> pants. >> especially in this economy. every bit helps. >> reporter: are you excited to go back? >> yeah. >> reporter: total sales could top $42 billion, and parents say every penny save...
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>> texas is one state you'll look at. now some states after the supreme court ruled these do not have to wait for the federal government to approve some changes in voter laws, they will also make some changes. i don't think it's that restrictive restric restrict. to get up here, i had to show my i.d. with my background on a presidential campaign, voter fraud is a huge issue and -- >> but there are a lot of people who have studied this and say there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud and showing a voter i.d. only combats impersonation fraud which is still one vote for one vote. it's very ineffective. >> you had mickey mouse register to vote. the whole dallas cowboys offensive line register to vote. if you have i.d. you cannot do that. if you are saying i'm tony romo, you can't do that. it's something that should be there. voter i.d. is constitutional and there isn't a problem with it. >> we can spend more time on this. i want to move on to anthony weiner. he's set a new record low with 80% of voters viewing him unfav
>> texas is one state you'll look at. now some states after the supreme court ruled these do not have to wait for the federal government to approve some changes in voter laws, they will also make some changes. i don't think it's that restrictive restric restrict. to get up here, i had to show my i.d. with my background on a presidential campaign, voter fraud is a huge issue and -- >> but there are a lot of people who have studied this and say there is no evidence of widespread voter...
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southwestern parts of arkansas northwestern louisiana and eastern sections of texas. take a look at the forecast the extended forecast for the city of dallas. it will remain in triple digits. other areas of the country warming up as well new york city back in the middle 80s. yesterday only in the 70s. back to summer. >> 80 is not too bad. >> check out the viral video. this hungry bear starts out dumpster diving. then he decides he would like his meal on the go. easily dragging the 500 pound dumpster. it's the second time in the past week he has taken the dumpster from the back of the restaurant. >> he is just dragging it away. that brings us to our brew on this on the day. favorite viral videos of the week. here is a recap. >> he hit 5 home runs in a row. sign him up. >> exactly. sign that kid up. >> finally this woman is working on her goler swing but not at the links. instead she is -- instead of hitting a ball she is actually slamming her husband's suv with a golf club. i sent that to my husband as a bit of a warning, too. >> you are kidding. >> which video is your
southwestern parts of arkansas northwestern louisiana and eastern sections of texas. take a look at the forecast the extended forecast for the city of dallas. it will remain in triple digits. other areas of the country warming up as well new york city back in the middle 80s. yesterday only in the 70s. back to summer. >> 80 is not too bad. >> check out the viral video. this hungry bear starts out dumpster diving. then he decides he would like his meal on the go. easily dragging the...
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i mean, where are the texas authorities on this? >> reporter: well, a texas affiliate, at this time, we are still waiting for an update from sheriff's officials. they gave us their last press conference around 9:00 last night. we're still waiting to hear back, but, obviously, communication must be going on to make sure that this search is thorough, to hopefully find these children. because it's been more than 30 hours now. this started sunday evening. and if they left before that, they can be far beyond california, possibly not even in the u.s. at this time. but we are still waiting for those updates. >> okay. i want to put up those two pictures again, candice, if i can. and i'm just going to repeat what the issue is here. we've got hanna and ethan. their mother was murdered and another child, who is yet to be identified, was found alongside that murdered mother. these two children, age 16 and 8, siblings, a allegedly in the custody, at this point, of james lee dimaggio, who is now on the lam. and the search is for his blue nissan v
i mean, where are the texas authorities on this? >> reporter: well, a texas affiliate, at this time, we are still waiting for an update from sheriff's officials. they gave us their last press conference around 9:00 last night. we're still waiting to hear back, but, obviously, communication must be going on to make sure that this search is thorough, to hopefully find these children. because it's been more than 30 hours now. this started sunday evening. and if they left before that, they...
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booms t*bs texas has gone robust. as the fossil crude keeps growing, people here expect a long ride. tom t al jazeera, nix on, texas. >> coming up at the top of the hour, hi, joey. >> good evening. on american tonight it was chicago's first week back at school after posing 50 schools a over budget cuts. school system is now having safe -- a program designed to give parents peace of mind with their kids unfamiliar and some times the dangerous routes. we met one grandmother who is so uncomfortable she took some extra steps. >> i feel that they just went in and decided to do what they want with our children. they do not know what is best for our children or our schools. was they not here. >> a family story and what the community has to say about the violence. joining us at the top of the hour on "america the night. >> thank you very much. well the bee populations have been shrinking dramatically in resent years. the holiday in many of the plants that we eat. in bees would mean less food and the scientists are trying to k
booms t*bs texas has gone robust. as the fossil crude keeps growing, people here expect a long ride. tom t al jazeera, nix on, texas. >> coming up at the top of the hour, hi, joey. >> good evening. on american tonight it was chicago's first week back at school after posing 50 schools a over budget cuts. school system is now having safe -- a program designed to give parents peace of mind with their kids unfamiliar and some times the dangerous routes. we met one grandmother who is so...
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and todd humphreys, the university of texas researcher behind these projects joins us now. also with us is milton clary. he works with federal government agencies to identify such threats. he's a senior analyst at overlook systems technologies. so todd humphries, this has a kind of innocuous funny even name of spoofing but it sounds rather serious. you're, in essence -- you're tricking the g.p.s. system? >> that's right. we convincingly faked the g.p.s. signals and make a receiver think it's at some other place or some other time. >> brown: why do it? what's behind this experimenting? >> well, you know, we had done experiments in our laboratory and we'd convinced ourselves that we could hack a g.p.s. receiver, make it believe it's some other place, but what does this mean? what does it entail? could you, for example, remotely and clandestinely lead an expensive and enormous ship at sea off course without the crew even knowing? that was the question we sought to answer and it turns out the answer is yes. >> brown: how do you view this spoofing? how do you think about it? >>
and todd humphreys, the university of texas researcher behind these projects joins us now. also with us is milton clary. he works with federal government agencies to identify such threats. he's a senior analyst at overlook systems technologies. so todd humphries, this has a kind of innocuous funny even name of spoofing but it sounds rather serious. you're, in essence -- you're tricking the g.p.s. system? >> that's right. we convincingly faked the g.p.s. signals and make a receiver think...
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it will change south texas. >> reporter: after previous oil booms, texas has gone through bursts. but as america's thirst for fossil fuels go, they expect a long ride. >>> fire crews battling the massive rim fire in yosemite national park are taking advantage of the cooler temperatures to slow the flames. so far the fire has burned over 300 square miles and is about 32% contained. the crews have cleared vegetation along key roads to prepare for controlled burning in advance of labor day holiday weekend travelers, who are still expected this holiday weekend, although in smaller numbers. the white house quietly announced that two new executive orders to limit access and the resale of guns. the first will make it harder for people to avoid background checks. a current loophole allows anyone, even with people with a criminal record to get a gun if the weapon is registered by a corporation. the second order will prevent gun buyers from importing u.s. made military weapons if other countries for their private use. >>> science is looking to give mother nature a helping hand. coming up on
it will change south texas. >> reporter: after previous oil booms, texas has gone through bursts. but as america's thirst for fossil fuels go, they expect a long ride. >>> fire crews battling the massive rim fire in yosemite national park are taking advantage of the cooler temperatures to slow the flames. so far the fire has burned over 300 square miles and is about 32% contained. the crews have cleared vegetation along key roads to prepare for controlled burning in advance of...
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texas got the win over the angels. the as lead by just one game. -- bolden, tell our producer we don't need to hear kaepernick and bolden say they are looking for ward to the game. bolden who comes over from the world champion baltimore ravens. on the subject of the mannings. here is peyton and eli. >> football on my phone, you can watch it in bed. show your friends and watch them all. >> peyton and eli doing an ad for football on your phone. john elway is having his jersey retired. he is the third. on november 7 against oregon, number 7 will be retired for all time. elway, heisman trophy runner up to herchel walker. the schedule is out. >> goodnight everybody. at farmers we make you smarter about insurance, because what you dont know can hurt you. what if you didn't know that it's smart to replace washing-machine hoses every five years? what if you didn't know that you might need extra coverage for more expensive items? and what if you didn't know that teen drivers are four times more likely to get into an accident? '
texas got the win over the angels. the as lead by just one game. -- bolden, tell our producer we don't need to hear kaepernick and bolden say they are looking for ward to the game. bolden who comes over from the world champion baltimore ravens. on the subject of the mannings. here is peyton and eli. >> football on my phone, you can watch it in bed. show your friends and watch them all. >> peyton and eli doing an ad for football on your phone. john elway is having his jersey retired....
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we don't know why he's in texas. he had a concealed carry permit in florida. that was reinstated after the trial. >>> an unarmed man shot by florida deputies. early saturday morning. officers shot at him some 15 times, believing that he was a car thief, in a phone interview from his hospital room, he said that he was merely looking for a cigarette in his car when he was ordered to put his arms in the air. >> i come plied with the order. they didn't stop. the whole hipbone is blown out. >> the deputies involved in the shooting have been placed on paid leave. they claim that middleton lunged at the ufsers before they opened fire. >>> a small step toward freedom for oochlt j. simpson he was granted parole on some of the charges. he's serving consecutive sentences for robbing two sports memorabilia dealers. >>> a parent of a bride to bekilled in a tragic boating accident in new york city, believe that poor lighting on the barge caused the accident. they died last week when a boat struck the barge. stewart's parents who will bury their daughter today believe the ac
we don't know why he's in texas. he had a concealed carry permit in florida. that was reinstated after the trial. >>> an unarmed man shot by florida deputies. early saturday morning. officers shot at him some 15 times, believing that he was a car thief, in a phone interview from his hospital room, he said that he was merely looking for a cigarette in his car when he was ordered to put his arms in the air. >> i come plied with the order. they didn't stop. the whole hipbone is...
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so texas stays 1 up on oak land. at this point adam probably doesn't know who to root for or how long. the a's the rangers. he has been claimed by texas yet again. he was with a most of the year. released august 2nd. he was scooped up because they wanted him except they let him go 3 day later then the the a claim him back on the fifth. well when they needed a roster spot they designated him through seenment and the rangers reclaimed him again today. giants first baseman belt up and down the season up up hay lately and just name the national league player of the week. hits 4 40 last week with 3 double 2 homeers. changed the grip at the plate and seems to be working. >> the perfect photo. winning pose. you know this. lightning bolt this weekend at the world championship in moscow take a lack at the picture that was snapped. bolt of lightning in the sky. right. as bolt finished victorious 100 meter. as i go into weather department territory. some people wonder whether it is photo shop but that's just me. amazing finish
so texas stays 1 up on oak land. at this point adam probably doesn't know who to root for or how long. the a's the rangers. he has been claimed by texas yet again. he was with a most of the year. released august 2nd. he was scooped up because they wanted him except they let him go 3 day later then the the a claim him back on the fifth. well when they needed a roster spot they designated him through seenment and the rangers reclaimed him again today. giants first baseman belt up and down the...
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this man, alexander firdman convicted for running an organized crime ring in texas ripping off insurance companies. it hasn't stopped him from coming to california, setting up a drug rehab clinic and billing taxpayers even though felons are barred from running drug rehab centers. how can a guy with a record like you run a drug rehab clinic in california this is a mayor insurance car crash scheme in texas? >> i was convicted, but it's not what it seems. >> reporter: in the last two fiscal years, taxpayers spent $186 million supposedly treating drug and alcohol abuse patients in california. our investigation with the center for investigative reporting found half of that money, or about $94 million has gone to clinics that have shown questionable billing practices or signs of fraud. joy jaffers former supervisor says she complained to the state for years about all the obvious fraud. we found billing records for people in jail. one person dead. people who said they didn't need this kind of treatment. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: clinics closed on a certain day, billing for that certain day, none
this man, alexander firdman convicted for running an organized crime ring in texas ripping off insurance companies. it hasn't stopped him from coming to california, setting up a drug rehab clinic and billing taxpayers even though felons are barred from running drug rehab centers. how can a guy with a record like you run a drug rehab clinic in california this is a mayor insurance car crash scheme in texas? >> i was convicted, but it's not what it seems. >> reporter: in the last two...
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we are talking about texas but suppose you have a facility in idaho and texas. is it your idea you would consolidate the federal requirements and state and local requirements so that the -- your agency would sort of help somebody in idaho and in texas? >> that is correct. we actually one of the working groups right now, presently as we speak, is working on what we call the common codes of practice. and so they would be working specifically with state rules as they tie to the federal rule, so an ag retailer no matter what state they're in, would be audited under their state rules and how to they overlap with the federal rules. >> okay. the idea being that even if something may beatle bit -- may be a little bet different in a different state, you would still have the capacity to try to consolidate these and that would be part of the audit processes? >> that would be correct. >> be cure use -- you have had communications with dhs on this snows. >> we have spoken to them, and as this process goes along, we certainly want their cooperation. we want to partner with th
we are talking about texas but suppose you have a facility in idaho and texas. is it your idea you would consolidate the federal requirements and state and local requirements so that the -- your agency would sort of help somebody in idaho and in texas? >> that is correct. we actually one of the working groups right now, presently as we speak, is working on what we call the common codes of practice. and so they would be working specifically with state rules as they tie to the federal rule,...
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texas announced a voighte voter i.d. law? >>> the justice department sued texas over the law. why was the voting rights act passed? >> in response to a civil rights movement that said w the right to vote is fundamental in a democracy. it rectified acts of discrimination in which african/american were denied the right to vote and protect the rights. to on be able to participate effectively. pand you refer to act that required for southern states. >> take us into the present day. the. >> some sections are and don't want people to be denied to vote base based on race or any other kik characteristics. of section three, if there is a systematic, federal courts can fashion remedies. it is out moded because jim cr crowe with the temporary pro?rigz 1965 thankfully are no longer there. >> talk about sections 4 and 5. >> we are missing a lot. discrimination persists a texas jurisdiction. they are required to provide bilingual and had them at no polling places. said let's keep a galling referendum off the ballot & the large turn out of african/american and latinos can stimulate discrimin
texas announced a voighte voter i.d. law? >>> the justice department sued texas over the law. why was the voting rights act passed? >> in response to a civil rights movement that said w the right to vote is fundamental in a democracy. it rectified acts of discrimination in which african/american were denied the right to vote and protect the rights. to on be able to participate effectively. pand you refer to act that required for southern states. >> take us into the present...